So far I am very impressed in the limited time I have had this ball. It started out with a 4" pin, and 4 oz. of top weight. After speaking with Ryan Press, as well as studying the numbers on this ball I knew going in the Aftermath was gonna be strong, wow was I surprised at just how strong. As you can see in the pic, we settled on a 5 1/4" pin to pap distance, with a 5" pin to cg distance, and I wanted to keep the mass bias in the strong positon hoping it would give me a stronger motion through the pins than what I have gotten in the past with strong oiler type pieces.
What I ended up with was a monster at oob surface. Actually at oob, it was just too much ball for me on the conditions I see in league, so imediately I went to the spinner and put some polish on the oob surface, and it was very nice after that. Even at 4000 abralon with polish, it easily handled the fresh in my center with ease.
As the night progressed and the breakdown started, you could see the Aftermath coming alive more and more, and more impressive is it actually became more angular the further left I moved, generally in the past I would have to go to a milder piece to get that reaction because my rev rate generally makes upper end pieces burn early and not recover on the back. Not the Aftermath.
What I am seeing is a very versatile ball, that will cover most everything from heavy long patterns, to med heavy longer pattern.
Also I think it will work for most styles, and for most with higher rev rates this will probably be more than enough ball for longer heavier patterns. Tweeners and Stroker will love the length and recovery, with the added benefit of a higher rg core which will rev up fast for them on longer patterns.
The Aftermath is just an all around great ball, my first in the Seismic line and I am definitely impressed and excited to try other choices from the Seismic brand!
Still taking your lunch money one strike at a time....
SEISMIC REVIEW STAFF 2012
